Draft-rigging for railway-cars.



f'G. Q. LEWIS. D-RAFT-RIGGING FOR RAILWAY GARS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 22, 1912. Patented Aug. 12, 1913.

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G. Q. LEWIS. 4 DRAFT RIGGNG FOR RAILWAY GARS.

APPLGATIONIILBD JULY 22, 1912.

Patented Allg. 12, 1913.

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WITNESSES narran sfrarns raf-raar ormoni.

GOODRICH Q. LEWIS,v QF WHEATON, ILLINOIS, ASSIGJSIOR T0 WILLIAM H. MINEB.,

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,

DRAFT-RIGGING FOB RAILWAY-CARS.

Specication ofzetters Patent;

To all win/mit. may concern:

Be it known that I, (irooDRIoH` Q. LEWIS, a, citizen of'- the United.I States, residing at- Wheaton, in the county of Dupage and State of Illinois, have invented av certain new andA useful Improvement in Draft-Brig for Railway-Gars, of which thefnl:- lowing is a full', clear, concise,y and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, formingv ay part' of this specification. l

My invention relates to.improvements in draft rigging for railway cars.

'llheobject of. myl inventionis to provide y a safe, strong and durable draft rigging,

Inithe accompanying drawings forming. a part of lthis specification Figure 1 is a plan view of a draft rigging embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation. Figs. 3 and 4 are enlarged details showing the shell and the means of connecting it to the draw bar, Fig. 3 being in side elevation partly in vertical Fig. 4 being a plan view.

In the drawings 7, 7 represent the center sills of a railway car, or parts of the car frame to which the draft rigging is attached; 8 the end sill; 9 the buffer block; 10 the draw bar carry iron; 11,'11 the front stop members provided with the stop shoulders 12, 12;.13, 13, the rear stop members provided with the stop shoulders 14, 14. The stop members are suitably secured to the center sills by the rivets 15, 15.

16, 16 represent horizontal longitudinally disposed 'guides or plates removably secured to the stop members, the said guides serving to support the draft rigging between the center sills, and upon which the front follower 17 and the rear follower 18 slidingly enga e. vThe rear follower 18 is secured to the shell 19, and is preferably integral therewith. The shell 19 1s hollow, and preferably cylindrical in shape. It is closed at its rear end 2O by the rectangular rear follower 18, andv open at its forward end 21. Within the shell are the compression resist-k ing parts of any suitable form which with the shell form the shock absorbing member of the draft rigging.`

22 is the means of connecting the shell 19 with the draw bar 23. The draw bar isof. the ordinary type, and is provided at it's rear end with the transverse slot S24-'to receive the preferably fiat coupler key 25- longitudinal section, and

which. serves to connect the draw bar to the; 4member 22. The member 22 has anl upper arm 26 and a lower arm 27, said arms beingr joined together at theirforward ends by., ther-vertical.- lateral.' lates 28, 28, formf ing at the` fonwarde en .of the member 22 an. openingintoi which the rear end ofthe drawbanisfreoeived.

'Ehe plates. 28; 28` are each providedh with -S10t829,'29 fon thepassage ot thecoupler key:25. I pnefer also to provideslots 30, 3,0:inthe'stop members.1il,11, andlthe center sills 7, 7 suitably horizontally extended to permit. thekey toreciprocate therein,

andttmallow its removal and insertion from .without the center sills.

struction the lateral plates 28, 28 are forwardly extended, forming the wings 31, 31, which are outwardly flared toward their forward end, as illustrated in Fig. 4 of the drawings, to permit suitable lateral movement of the draw bar.

The arms 26 and 27 extend rearwardly toward the shell, forming between them the transverse opening 32 through which the front follower passes, and are connected t0 the shell 19 in the mannerhereinafter described. 'Ihe rear lower 17 reacts in the usual manner against the compression resisting parts within the shell 19. In buiiing lmovement of the draft gear the forward face 34 of the front follower is in engagement with the rear end of the draw barv 23. To permit this engagement the slots 29,29 in the lateral plates 28, 28 are suitably rearwardl longitudinally extended. The upper an lower arms 26 and 27 extend along theupper and lower forward portions of the shell 19, and are suitably conformed to engage the upper and lower exterior faces of the shell. The arms 26 and 27 are provided near their rear ends with the preferably rectangular slots 35, 35 of suitable dimensions to permit the en agement therein of the oppositely arrange lugs 36, 36 with which the shell 19 is exteriorly provided. The lugs 36, 36 are each of a suitable height to permit the keys or cotters 37, 37 to pass through the transverse perfon rations 38,38 provided in the said lugs, and.

19 the arms y26 and 27 are spread or sprung --=f-i` Patented'AuO. 12,1913.

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face 33 of the front folsuicientlyv-tofslip the slots 35, 35 about the n@ lugs 36, 36. in removing the member 22 the keys 37, 37 are removed, and he arms 26 and 27 are ouwerdly Sprung euicienly to permibthe' disengagement of the lugs 36, 36 from the siete 35, 35.

claimrw l, ln device oir character-described, e. shell., a. drew ber and e, member conneciing the drew ber end Shell seid member having rearwardly extending armsj with Slots through the seid arms, and the shell having external lugs adapted to extend through seid slots.

2. ln a device of Mthe character described, a draw ber, a shock absorbing member, and a member connecting the draw bar with said shock absorbing member, the said connecting member being provided With upper and lower arms joined at sheir forward ends by vertical lateral plates forming en opening to receive the draw ber, Seid arme being provided etfeheir rear ends with slots, and

e La ,ovonee ing,` the drew bar and shell, the said member being provided With rearwardly extended erms adapted to be sprung into-engagement with the shell.

4f. In a device of the character described,

a shell, e draw bar and a member'c0nnecing the draw bar and shell, the shell being provided with integral lugs, and the' said connecting member being provided with rearwardly extended arms provided With slots, the said arms being adapted to be Sprung whereby the lugs are brought into engagement Within the said slots.

GODRICH Q. LEWIS.

i Witnesses:

JOHNv A. MARTINKUS,

ELEANOR L. NASH.

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